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Living Language Swahili-Chapter 9
Chapter 9
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Intermediate
08/09/2019
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Term
What can I do for you?
 Definition
Nikusaidie nini?
Term
food price list/menu
 Definition
bei za vyakula/menyu
Term
wall/s
on the wall
 Definition
ukuta/kuta
ukutani
Term
spiced cooked rice with chicken
 Definition
pilau ya kuku
Term
plain cooked rice
 Definition
wali mweupe
Term
fried fish
 Definition
samaki wa kukaanga
Term
full plate
 Definition
sahani nzima
Term
fish in pieces
 Definition
samaki wa kipande
Term
no problem
 Definition
hamna tabu
Term
everything
 Definition
kila kitu
Term
What sort of food do you have?
 Definition
Kuna chakula gani?
Term
Look at the menu on the wall.
 Definition
Angalia bei za vyakula pale ukutani.
Term
Can I get chicken pilau?
 Definition
Naomba pilau ya kuku?
Term
We are out of chicken pilau.
 Definition
Pilau ya kuku imeisha.
Term
Ok. (Then) Can i have plain rice, beans and fried fish?
 Definition
Sawa. Basi naomba wali mweupe, na maharagwe na samaki wa kukaanga?
Term
Do you want a full plate or half?
 Definition
Unataka sahani nzima au nusu?
Term
I want a full plate. I am very hungry.
 Definition
Nataka sahani nzima. Nina njaa sana.
Term
Do you want a whole fish or a piece?
 Definition
Unataka samaki mzima au samaki wa kipande?
Term
Ok. Which beverage (drink) would you like? (Which drink an I bring you?)
 Definition
Sawa. Nikuletee kunywaji gani?
Term
Can i have a very cold soda? It's so hot today. I am very thirsty.
 Definition
Naomba soda yoyote baridi sana. Unajua leo joto sana. Nina kiu sana.
Term
(Do you want) anything else?
 Definition
Hutaki kitu kingine.
Term
No thanks. How much is it? (How much for everything?)
 Definition
Hapana, asante. Itakuwa bei gani kila kitu.
Term
It will be (It will cost) 3,000 shillings.
 Definition
Itakuwa shillingi elfu tatu.
Term
Here you are. (Here's the money.)
 Definition
Hizi hapa pesa.
Term
Ok. I'll bring your order shortly. (Be patient, I will bring you order.)
 Definition
Sawa. Subiri nakuletea chakula.
Term
Please bring me a knife and a fork.
 Definition
Tafadhali. Niletee kisu na uma.
Term
Many people around here eat with their hands.
 Definition
Watu wengi hapa hula kwa mikono.
Term
A table for two please.
 Definition
Tunaomba meza ya watu wawili tafadhali.
Term
The menu please. (Bring the menu, please.)
 Definition
Niletee orodha ya chakula.
Term
The wine list please.
 Definition
Niletee orodha ya mvinyo tafadhali.
Term
What kind/sort of food do you have?
 Definition
Kuna chakula gani?
Term
Can I have plain rice?
 Definition
Naomba wali mweupe?
Term
I'm very hungry.
 Definition
Nina njaa sana.
Term
I'm very thirsty.
 Definition
Nina kiu sana.
Term
I would like something to drink. (I would like a beverage.)
 Definition
Ninataka kinywaji.
Term
Can I have a cold soda?
 Definition
Naomba soda baridi sana.
Term
Please bring me a fork and a knife.
 Definition
Tafadhali niletee uma na kisu.
Term
Please bring me the check (bill).
 Definition
Niletee hesabu (bili) tafadhali.
Term
Is the tip included?
 Definition
Bakshishi imo ndani?
Term
The restaurant sells (loaves of) bread.
The restaurants sell (loaves of) bread.
 Definition
Mkahawa unauza mikate.
Mkahawa inauza mikate.
Term
M-Mi class
sing noun
plural noun
 Definition
verb begins with u-
verb begins with i-
Term
The tree fell down.
The trees fell down.
 Definition
Mti ulianguka.
Miti ilianguka.
Term
Kilimanjaro is a tall mountain.
 Definition
Kilimanjaro ni mlima mrefu.
Term
The loaves of bread are small.
 Definition
Mikate ni midogo.
Term
Mombasa and Zanzibar are beautiful cities.
 Definition
Mombasa na Zanzibar ni miji mizuri.
Term
The bag is white.
 Definition
Mfuko ni mweupe.
Term
The streets are narrow.
 Definition
Mitaa ni myembamba.
Term
There are many cities on the coast.
 Definition
Kuna mijii mingi mwambao.
Term
The town is clean.
 Definition
Mji ni safi.
Term
My town is small.
 Definition
Mji wangu ni mdogo.
Term
Is your town small?
 Definition
Mji wako ni mdogo?
Term
His/her luggage is large.
 Definition
Mzigo wake ni mkubwa.
Term
Your hands (plural!) are dirty.
 Definition
Mikono yako ni michafu.
Term
My hands are dirty.
 Definition
Mikono yangu ni michafu.
Term
M-Mi class To express location: sing u- plural i-
 Definition
uko wapi iko wapi
Term
Where are my bags?
 Definition
Mikoba yangu iko wapi?
Term
This street is in the town.
 Definition
Mtaa huu upo mjini.
Term
That street is in the town.
 Definition
Mtaa ule upo mjini.
Term
This play is in my mind.
 Definition
Mcheza huu umo mawazoni.
Term
M-Mi
this, that
 Definition
huu, ule
Term
M-Mi
these, those
 Definition
hii, ile
Term
This my hand.
 Definition
Huu ni mkono wangu.
Term
That is your hand.
 Definition
Ule ni mkono wako.
Term
These are my hands.
 Definition
Hii ni mikono yangu.
Term
Those are your hands.
 Definition
Ile ni mikono yako.
Term
These loaves of bread are his.
 Definition
Mikate hii ni yake.
Term
This is a river and those are mountains
 Definition
Huu ni mto na ile ni milima.
Term
Those are hands and these are legs.
 Definition
Ile ni mikono na hii ni miguu.
Term
This is my city.
 Definition
Huu ni mji wangu.
Term
That is her restaurant.
 Definition
Ule ni mkahawa wake.
Term
That is a tree.
 Definition
Ule ni mti.
Term
This is a banana tree (plant).
 Definition
Huu ni mgomba.
Term
Those are banana trees.
 Definition
Ile ni migomba.
Term
Those are pineapple plants.
 Definition
Ile ni minanasi.
Term
That is a coconut palm (tree).
 Definition
Ule ni mnazi.
Term
Those are coconut palms (trees).
 Definition
Ile ni minazi.
Term
That is an orange tree.
 Definition
Ule ni mchungwa.
Term
These are orange trees.
 Definition
Hii ni michungwa.
Term
This river is beautiful.
 Definition
Mto huu ni mzuri.
Term
The river has fish.
 Definition
Mto una samaki.
Term
The rivers have fish.
 Definition
Mito ina samaki.
Term
That river has fish.
 Definition
Mto ule una samaki.
Term
The street has a name.
 Definition
Mtaa una jina.
Term
The streets have names.
 Definition
Mitaa ina majina.
Term
The cities have names.
 Definition
Mijii ina majina.
Term
The river has no/doesn't have fish.
 Definition
Mto hauna samaki.
Term
The rivers have no/don't have fish.
 Definition
Mito haina samaki.
Term
This street doesn't have a name.
 Definition
Mtaa huu hauna jina.
Term
These streets don't have names.
 Definition
Mitaa hii haina majina.
Term
The teacher's bag is in the classroom.
 Definition
Mkoba wa mwalimu upo darasani.
Term
The rivers of his country are dirty.
 Definition
Mito ya nji wake ni michafu.
Term
The city's name is...
 Definition
Jina wa mji ni....
Term
The names of the streets are...
 Definition
Majina ya mitaa ni...
Term
ice cream
 Definition
aisikrimu
Term
beer
 Definition
bia, pombe
Term
salt
 Definition
chumvi
Term
glass
 Definition
glasi
Term
bean/s
 Definition
haragwe/maharagwe
Term
corn
 Definition
hindi/mahindi
(mostly used in plural)
Term
juice
 Definition
juisi
Term
sour
 Definition
-kali
Term
carrot
 Definition
karoti
Term
spoon/s
 Definition
kijiko/vijiko
Term
cucumber/s
 Definition
kitango/vitango
Term
onion/s
 Definition
kitunguu/vitunguu
Term
spice/s
 Definition
kiungo/viungo
Term
to boil
 Definition
kuchemsha
Term
to roast
 Definition
kuchoma
Term
to carry, to take, to hold, to keep
 Definition
kuchukua
Term
to fry
 Definition
kukaanga
Term
to bake
 Definition
kuoka
Term
to ask
 Definition
kuomba
Term
to give
 Definition
kupa
Term
give (to) me...
 Definition
nipe
Term
to cook
 Definition
kupika
Term
to wait
 Definition
kusubiri
Term
potato/s
 Definition
kiazi/viazi, mbatata
Term
customer/s
 Definition
mteja/wateja
Term
cassava
 Definition
muhogo/mihogo
Term
wine
 Definition
mvinyo
Term
napkin
 Definition
sarvieti
Term
beef
 Definition
nyama ng'ombe
Term
pork
 Definition
nyama ya nguruwe
Term
there (over there)
 Definition
pale
Term
spice, pepper, chili
 Definition
pilipili
Term
black pepper
 Definition
pilipili manga
Term
salad
fruit salad
 Definition
saladi
saladi ya matunda
Term
butter
 Definition
siagi
Term
sweet
 Definition
-tamu
Term
tomato/es
 Definition
tungule (nyanya)
Term
fork/s
 Definition
uma/nyuma
Term
flour
 Definition
unga
Term
rice
 Definition
wale
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